# A word I simply don't recall hearing - Limerence

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 4, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-i-simply-dont-recall-hearing-limerence/773821 "2016-12-04T15:26:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-word-i-simply-dont-recall-hearing-limerence/773821/21 "2016-12-05T20:49:11Z")

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> [@NDP](#):
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> To me, the word has a creepier edge to it than “infatuation”. Limerence seems like something a stalker would have toward his or her object of unwilling affection.

Huh. To me it sounds the opposite, like a term to make it sound more proper. It sounds vaguely elegant, while “infatuation,” “obsession,” and “lust” sound like bad things.

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